Mohammad Tahir (politician)

{{short description|Indian politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Mohammad Tahir

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| birth_date = 1903

| birth_place = Bengal Province, British India

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| office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| constituency = Purnia

| term_start =1971

| term_end = 1977

| predecessor =

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| 1blankname = Prime minister

| 1namedata = Indira Gandhi

| president = {{Plainlist|

• Varahagiri Venkata Giri
• Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
• Basappa Danappa Jatti}}

| governor_general =

| office1 =

| constituency1 = Kishanganj

| term_start1 =1962

| term_end1 = 1967

| 1blankname1 = Prime minister

| 1namedata1 = {{Plainlist|

• Jawaharlal Nehru
• Gulzarilal Nanda
• Lal Bahadur Shastri
• Indira Gandhi}}

| president1 = {{plainlist|

• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
• Zakir Husain}}

| office2 =

| constituency2 = Kishanganj

| term_start2 = 1957

| term_end2 = 1962

| 1blankname2 = Prime minister

| 1namedata2 = Jawaharlal Nehru

| president2 = {{plainlist|

• Rajendra Prasad
• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan}}

| office3 = Member of Constituent Assembly of India

| constituency3 = Bihar

| term_start3 = 1946

| term_end3 = 1950

| office4 = Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly

| constituency4 = 202 Amour

| term_start4 = 1952

| term_end4 = 1957

| office5 = Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly

| constituency5 = Purnia

| term_start5 = 1946

| term_end5 = unknown

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| constituency6 = Purnia

| term_start6 = 1937

| term_end6 = unknown

| party = Indian National Congress

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| spouse = {{marriage |Bibi Zahida Khatoon |1922 |end=d.}}

{{marriage |Khadija Khatoon |1941 |end=}}

| education = B.A.
LL.B.

| alma_mater = Muhammedan Anglo Oriental Collegiate School
Aligarh Muslim University

| children = 9

| father = Mohammad Taha

| occupation = Politician, Lawyer

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| footnotes = Source [http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/1393.htm]

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Mohammad Tahir was an Indian politician and lawyer who served as a member of parliament three times in 1957, 1962, 1971, member of Constituent Assembly from 1946 to 50 and member of Bihar Legislative Assembly while representing Kishanganj and Purnia Lok Sabha constituency and Purnia assembly constituency.{{cite web | title=Members Bioprofile | website=Parliament of India, Lok Sabha | url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/1393.htm | access-date=2021-11-26}} A member of the Indian National Congress, he also served member of Constituent Assembly from 1946 to 50 and was formerly associated with the All-India Muslim League.{{Cite web|url=https://entranceindia.com/election-and-politics/shri-mohammad-tahir-member-of-parliament-mp-from-purnea-bihar-biodata/|title=Shri Mohammad Tahir MP biodata Purnea | ENTRANCEINDIA}}